Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-19

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"'ou.s ni,cueo 70 tree near the fair
grounds At Norway and vas turned over 70
deputy Sheriff Bassett. The horse looked
in pretty good condition. Two rubber coat,
we're found in the wagon. The thieves took
grain enough to keep the horse at the time of
stealing him. The team has been returned
to Mr.. Flagg.
On Sunday, Arthur, the oldest son of Mr..
A. 4. Gould of Preque Isle. while using a
knife of some kind, accidentally stuck the
point into his knee pan The wound vas a
nrst supposed to be slight. but swelling and
Inflammation have since set in. and the case
has assumed quite . serious aspect. there be-
ing some fears of blood poisoning. and /.
possibly fatal result of the accident.
c. P. Allen, Esq and other prominent
gentlemen in Presque Isle are making move
ment for National Bank. Such an institu.
ton Is much needed there, and it will un-
doubtedly be started very soon Mr.. Allen
mas way of making movements which he
originates very successful.
CUMBERLAND.
The Express contains the folio ing Sacca-
Kappa items Work has besan on the founds-
ton of the Universalist church.-The High
school building is at last completed and will
be open for public inspection to- morrow. In
the evening there will be dedication
The stockholders of the Burton Stock Car
Company held special meeting at the Office
OF Clarence Hale, at Portland, TUESDAY, morn
ing, Charles Barber, of Washington. as
soclate counsel With General Butler presiding.
One hundred and twenty eight stockholders,
holding ~, LIZ shares were represented and
II vas voted to increase the capital stock of
the company TO 81 ZOO, 600 Tnis large in.
crease of capital, amounting to half q million,
will be expended on a plant which the COM
psny will build at Kansas City, Mo =, to be
completed and In operation BY Oct l. The
works will be one of the largest In existence
and have capacity of turning out twenty.
five to thirty cars q day.
HANCOCK
As an instance of the way land at Bar Hsr.
Dor Is appreciating in value, an exchange tells
of a lot that Senator Hale bought two years
ago, for about 81. 900 Last fall he sold il
for S25 600, and this spring it again changed
hands for $50. 900 cash Maine investors be.
lieve in the future of the Maine coast, and
are putting their money where they believe
il will make the best returns. Lewiston
Journal.
KNOX.
The Argus contains the following items
from Warren: Business at the Warren shoe
shop is booming.-The alewives have just
put in an appearance.-Mr. A. X Nickerson
has bought the sarplus fish. He is putting in
sluice way from the dam to the fish house,
a distance Of about 400 yards, and the fish
will then be transported. This work has
always been done with teams at great ex-
pense.-Hotel Warren is undergoing marked
improvements W. F. Wight, formerly of
Wight's Hotel of this town, will be the new
lsndlord.-Our citizens expect telegraph
office will be established here during the
summer.-The Congregational church hav-
ing raised 81. 100 for church repairs, work has
already begun. During the months that are
to elapse before the edifce will be COM
pleted, meetings will be held in the town
hall.
The young business men of Norway are
talking of establishing board of trade.
Mr.. Kimball, the proprietor of the chair
factory at West Paris. has organized . de-
partment at his chair factory where he will
| employ from 20 to % girls This department
is filling up. Mr.. Kimball requires the girls
to work only eight hours day, going in at 8
o'clock A. NJ. one hours incoming and leave
work at 8 o'clock, p. NJ. He says that is all
The Oxford Democrat is authority for the
following Rev. Seth Benson of West Paris
has very ingenious device for testing the
| value of cows milk. 1t will tell you the in
creased amount of cream you get by feeding
meal, etc, and whether it pays or not.
Cows he saws, heretofore regarded as val
liable, will be sent to the slaughter house this
fall" He says he had a half-bood Jersey,
milk test % per cent, Durham COW that he
regarded as valuable, only gave him Is per
cent, and says a COW that will not give milk
10 per cent cream. is not worth keeping
Ths little device will tweed out" many poor
cows.
The bears are committing depredations at
Andover. Last Saturday night bears raided
on II. d Hanson's flock of sheep, killing nine
sheep and lambs. Sunday night party was
mad. up to watch the mutton, and when
bruin came for his supper he took lead instead
instead of meat. J. A. French and his son
Tom both fired at once and each lodged
bullet in his bearship, killing HIM on the spot
Another bear which was just behind retreated
at safe distance up the hill and "hooted" at
the hunters. The one killed measured about
seven feet in length and weighed over 300
pounds.
PIscArAoUIs.
Dover correspondent to the Commercial
writes: J. Naylor Of Portland, has contract
ed with the Odd Fellows building committee
to fresco the new Odd Fellows Hall 10 the
Bank Block. The work is to be done in oil
and judging by the designs exhibited by Mr..
Naylor, the hall, when completed, will be
one of the hsndsomest in the State Some
young men stole lot of liquor from ma
sons tool chest which had been sitting in the
rear of a stable in Foxcroft the past winter,
and adjourned to the trotting park, where
they got gloriously drunk. The most promi-
who arrested them.
Somerset.
NoRRIDGEwOCK. Our correspondent
writes, May II: Epbrism Gould is very low
with disease of the BRAN; his son Edward,
and daughter Eta, the only other members
BY sickness The only child of william B.
Whiting, is very sick with lung fever.-The
Trustees of the Norridgewock Classical Insti-
tute have engaged Prof A. S. Wright prin-
cipal of the public schools in Middletown, N.
j, for seven years, to tBke charge Of the
Institute for two years beginning with the fall
term. Mr.. Wrieht's wife lie daughter OF
the late Nath1 Taylor of this town and de-
sres to make this town her residence, There
is a heavy jam of logs on the piers of the
bridge here. which crew in charge Of W.
II. Sawtelle are taking of preparatory to
hanging boom.-A. ID. Brown of Portland,
is here looking sitter his real estate.
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